Tomopagurus wassi Mclaughlin, 1981, 1981: 14, figs. 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5, 6, 7b, 8b.
Material examined. None.
Distribution. Western Atlantic— USA, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Central America, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, São Paulo) (Rieger 1998; Melo 1999; Coelho et al. 2007; Felder et al. 2009; Nucci & Melo 2011).
Remarks. There is one specimen collected in Ubatuba (MZUSP 12880) mentioned by Nucci & Melo (2011).